I would only use this if it required a pin for every purchase. I dont want my keys to become a target for theft, then I'll be without a ride home AND without any money.
Theres not much point in stealing keys unless you have a remote alarm system and can find the car in a parking lot by sound. Stealing a set of generic Toyota keys isnt going to do the thief much good when theres about 75 Toyotas to choose from. Adding this thing to your keychain would just give people a reason to steal them instead of turning them into lost and found since its basically like finding a $20 bill attached to a set of keys.
Its not less secure than your wallet but instead of 1 thing that can get stolen you now have 2 things that can get stolen, doubling your risk.
"I don't see how this fob is any less secure your wallet."
If your wallet is stolen, something is physically taken from you. If your RFID card is read and impersonated, you won't have any idea until you get the bill 30 days later.
I'm pretty sure any point you were trying to make was disproved by yourself. I don't think you even made a point. Yes, having RFID on your keys is less secure than a card in your wallet. Do you even know how RFID works?
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I would only use this if it required a pin for every purchase. I dont want my keys to become a target for theft, then I'll be without a ride home AND without any money.
I'd rather have someone steal my keys than my wallet. I don't see how this fob is any less secure your wallet.
Besides, are you scared of people stealing your keys to steal your car?
[No. It's petty thieves. They wouldn't steal a car.]
What about the cds in your car?
[I have an ipod.]
How about the car battery then?
[Now you're being silly.]
You are too.
Theres not much point in stealing keys unless you have a remote alarm system and can find the car in a parking lot by sound. Stealing a set of generic Toyota keys isnt going to do the thief much good when theres about 75 Toyotas to choose from. Adding this thing to your keychain would just give people a reason to steal them instead of turning them into lost and found since its basically like finding a $20 bill attached to a set of keys.
Its not less secure than your wallet but instead of 1 thing that can get stolen you now have 2 things that can get stolen, doubling your risk.
"I don't see how this fob is any less secure your wallet."
If your wallet is stolen, something is physically taken from you. If your RFID card is read and impersonated, you won't have any idea until you get the bill 30 days later.
Trenton
I'm pretty sure any point you were trying to make was disproved by yourself. I don't think you even made a point. Yes, having RFID on your keys is less secure than a card in your wallet. Do you even know how RFID works?